Two Ontario veterans celebrate shared 107th birthday

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Two men who served during the Second World War met for the first time on Saturday with the help of technology to celebrate a shared milestone—their 107th birthdays.

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Connected by Skype and with some support from family and caregivers, John Boyd and Alex Boucher were able to wish each other a happy birthday.

The connection was made after officials at Sunnybrook did some digging and discovered both men shared the exact same birthday on Jan. 26.Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Boyd enlisted with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals and the Communications and Electronics Branch. He was based in Kingston, where he was the editor of the Armed Forces magazine “The Signal Man.”

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May you have the best birthday s ever . Thank you for serving your Country so proudly.

FrohMargaret Thank you !

thankyou for saving us from hell, by going through it for us.lest we forget.

Blessings to both of them

That’s so amazing awesome, beautiful 😜🤘🏽

Incredible!

AMEN FOR JESUS !!! GOD BLESS THESE MEN FOR THIER SERVICE AND BRAVERY!!! THEY ARE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE IN THE WORLD! WHEN YOU SEE A VETERAN WEARING A HAT OR SOMETHING ELSE INDICATING SAME THANK THEM FOR THIER SERVICE! THEY APPRECIATE IT !

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